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The World Wars

"WW1 made Roosevelt a man. WW2 made him a legend."

Release

26 May 2014

Country

United States

Language

English

Production

Overview

The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.

Season 1

Air Date:27 May 2014
Available

Trial by Fire

An assassin's bullet starts a global conflict that escalates into a deadly war; a new generation of soldiers emerges, including future world leaders such as Winston Churchill, Charles De Gaulle, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin; tanks and chemical weapons enter the battlefield.

Runtime:1h 30m
Air Date:27 May 2014Available

Episodes of Season 1

3 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
S1 E1